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Our first time in Koreatown and we decided to eat at Hodori given the good reviews we had read and the fact that it is open 24 hours. The food was del…
EmKay
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So good!!! Always hit the spot :) Loves it!…
Molly Kim
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Clubbers Afterparty. The food is honestly gross but it's open 24 hours. At 3 am, you will find many clubbers in their club gear trying to sober up so …
J.K.L.
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7 Reviews on “Hodori”
Our first time in Koreatown and we decided to eat at Hodori given the good reviews we had read and the fact that it is open 24 hours. The food was delicious!!! And there was so much of it! Service was quick. We recommend this place and would definitely go back.
So good!!! Always hit the spot 🙂 Loves it!
Clubbers Afterparty. The food is honestly gross but it’s open 24 hours. At 3 am, you will find many clubbers in their club gear trying to sober up so they can drive back home. It’s definitely not for the foodies but people that need to eat after a long night of drinking.
LATE NIGHT. ALWAYS HITS THE SPOT AFTER A LONG NIGHT OUT EATING EATABLES…
When you crave korean at odd hours. I come to hodori when i feel lazy. when i don’t want to try anything new or ask too many questions to figure out what kind of korean foodstuff i can eat. i point, i grunt, and an ajima takes down my order. then the expected banchan rolls out, a line up of small side dishes that has NOT changed in the last 10 years. i especially like their apple potato salad because of the sweet/salty contrast. usually, that’s the first banchan item to be gobbled up. i typically order one of two dishes when i’m here. their galbi or their bibimpap. in general, their galbi is on the sweeter side and the meat is of average grade. more often than not, each piece of meat will have its equivalent percentage of fat so each bite will grease your lips in a shiny lip gloss of fat. sometimes the meat is tough to choke down, so unless you want to spit it out into your one and only napkin that they give you, a few determined grinds with your molars should soften it up enough to swallow, though you may have a hard time getting it out the other end when the time comes. for this reason alone, i sometimes skip the galbi and go with their bibimpap. ahh, the bibimpap, a stone bowl with sizzling rice, strips of beef, bean sprouts, and a raw egg. i order this when i crave hard, burnt rice. the rice sticks to the sides of the bowl forming a good crust giving texture to each bite. unfortunately, the amount of meat allotted for you in this bowl is rather little which makes no sense for you to order it if what you really want is meat. 80% of this dish is rice and veggies. the sticky nature of the rice will adhere to your teeth and the banchan will also leave you thirsty. too bad for you because they serve water in tiny metal bowls and to have them refilled in a timely manner so you can quench your thirst is like begging the devil for mercy. there is no mercy here kiddies. service is pretty crappy.even with all these unfortunate snags in your dining experience at hodori, it stands at a solid average rating because of its consistency in food and because it is open 24 hours. where else can you get rice at 3 in the morning? it is truly a korean denny’s wearing a hanbok.
After coming here for 10+ years, Friday nights visit was the worst I’ve ever experienced. I’m never going back.
Denny’s, Korean style. I was introduced to this place by a Korean friend, and despite the bad service, I’ve been back many times since. The typical BBQ dishes (bulgogi, kalbi) are mediocre, so skip them unless you’re really in the mood for meat. Instead try the spicy cod stew, spicy beef noodle soup, or chap jae noodles. The kim chi fried rice is good, too. Once I had an amazing pork stew, which was basically big pieces of uncured bacon braised in a sweet and spicy chili paste sauce. Eaten with lots of rice, of course. Fantastic at 3 am early Sunday after the bars are closed.There are plenty other Korean restaurants with better, more refined food and friendlier service. But none of them are open 24/7/365 like this place. Dependable food, fair prices. But not for those unfamiliar with pungent smells and spicy dishes.